John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed he’s finished work on his new album.Sharing a photo on social media, Osbourne said “I’m so happy to let everyone know that I finished my new album this week and delivered it to my label Epic Records.”“I’ll be sharing all the information about the album and its upcoming release with you in the next several weeks,” he added.A post shared by Ozzy Osbourne (@ozzyosbourne)The followup to 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’ was expected to be released before the end of April according to a financial statement issued by Sony at the end of last year.Last December, Osbourne’s producer and guitarist Andrew Watt said he and his bandmates were “about halfway through” recording the new album.
The new band, Watt explained, features Osbourne on vocals, himself on guitar and Robert Trujillo (Metallica) on bass, with the late Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) sharing drumming duties.In recent weeks, Smith has also confirmed that Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Eric Clapton, Josh Homme and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready also feature.
He claims Ozzy also tried to get Jimmy Page to contribute but “I don’t think he plays anymore”.More recently, Ozzy and his wife Sharon teamed up with Yungblud for the video for his track ‘Funeral’.
Ozzy also joined U2’s Bono and Edge, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John for Global Citizen’s new ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ campaign – billed by the organisation as “the world’s largest social media rally for refugee relief” – sharing messages in support of and solidarity for Ukrainian peoples.“We’re standing up for Ukraine,” said Ozzy’s post. “We’re asking everyone who sees this to amplify this call — post yourself, share a video from an activist, or share this video — so that.
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